However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.